Robert Gilberti graduated from Ithaca College in 1951 with a BS degree and earned his Masters Degree from Cortland in 1954.

Bob is also a veteran of World War II. He taught and coached at Auburn from 1956-1959. Bob moved to Port Byron in 1959 and coached football, baseball, track & field and wrestling. Bob was a pioneer in the wrestling field and had six league champions, twenty-three class champions, and five sectional champions.